Leolo

this prime example of french-canadian magical realism has a very different feel than the spanish. the imagination of this young boy is captured brilliantly in his writing (told mostly through reflective narrative). i miss seeing films like this, and am glad that such examples do exist outside of europe. the whole premise (& existence) of the boy is comical, but the movie explores in detail familiar family struggles, particularly with their minds. how precious the mind is; to be always protected, guarded and fed with (healthy) imagination.curious that i stumbled upon this dvd just after read more